Cure for Pain

1993 studio album by Morphine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cure for Pain

Cure for Pain is the second studio album by alternative rock band Morphine, released through Rykodisc in September 1993. Jerome Deupree, the band's original drummer, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway.

Quick Facts Studio album by Morphine, Released ...
Cure for Pain
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993
Studio
Genre
Length37:11
LabelRykodisc
Producer
Morphine chronology
Good
(1992)
Cure for Pain
(1993)
Yes
(1995)
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
NME8/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
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The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey. The track "Buena" also appears in the first season of The Sopranos, in the Daria episode "The Teachings of Don Jake," and the barroom scene in the 1997 film Ulee's Gold.

As of 1995, it has sold 107,000 copies in United States and over 300,000 copies worldwide.[7] As of 2017, combined sales of Cure for Pain and 1995's Yes are 661,000 sold copies in United States.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dawna"Sandman, Dana Colley0:44
2."Buena" 3:19
3."I'm Free Now" 3:24
4."All Wrong" 3:40
5."Candy" 3:14
6."A Head with Wings" 3:39
7."In Spite of Me" 2:34
8."Thursday" 3:26
9."Cure for Pain" 3:13
10."Mary Won't You Call My Name?" 2:29
11."Let's Take a Trip Together" 2:59
12."Sheila" 2:49
13."Miles Davis' Funeral" 1:41
Total length:37:11
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All tracks are written by Mark Sandman, except as noted

Japanese edition bonus track
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14."Down Love's Tributaries" (from the "Cure for Pain" CD single)Sandman, Colley, Billy Conway8:08
Total length:45:20
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2021 vinyl expanded edition

In December 2021,[9][10] the Run Out Groove label released a vinyl-only edition of Cure for Pain, which included a bonus record of unreleased and new-to-vinyl-rarities, all remastered from the original source tapes.[11]

  • side one (1-7) and two (8-13) as per original album
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Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mile High" (from the Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead soundtrack, 1995) 3:02
2."Bo's Veranda" (from the Get Shorty soundtrack, 1995) 3:14
3."All Wrong" (alternate early version) 3:25
4."Third Stone from the Sun" (previously unreleased)Jimi Hendrix1:39
5."Down Love's Tributaries" (from the "Cure for Pain" CD single) 8:08
6."Miles Davis' Funeral" (alternate fast version) 1:17
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Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I Can Do That" (previously released on Sandbox: The Music of Mark Sandman, 2004) 1:52
8."Kerouac" (from the tribute CD Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness, 1997)Sandman, Conway2:53
9."I'm Free Now" (alternate early version) 2:18
10."Groovy Beat" (early version of "Buena") 1:58
11."My Brain" (full-length version) 3:23
12."Untitled Spoken Word Piece" (previously unreleased) 4:40
13."A Married Woman" (previously unreleased) 3:42
14."Pizza Hut Variation #2" (previously unreleased) 0:34
Total length:42:05
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Personnel

Morphine

Additional musicians

  • Jimmy Ryan – mandolin (7)
  • Ken Winokur – percussion (13)

Technical

  • Paul Q. Kolderie – producer (2–6, 8–10, 12), engineer (2–6, 8–10, 12), mixing (2–6, 8–10, 12)
  • Mark Sandman – producer (1, 7, 11, 13), engineer (1, 7, 11, 13), mixing (1, 7, 11, 13), photography (color pictures)
  • Steve Folsom – engineer (11)
  • Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Robin Spencer – design
  • Cindy Bortman – photography (black and white pictures)
  • Dennis Stein – photography (bass picture)
  • Recorded and mixed at Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA., except tracks 1, 7, 11 and 13 recorded and mixed at Hi-N-Dry, Cambridge, MA., and tracks 4 and 9 mixed at Q Division, Somerville, MA.

Bonus tracks

  • Larry Dersch – drums on "Mile High"
  • Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone on "Mile High" and "Bo's Veranda"
  • Tom Halter – trumpet on "Mile High"
  • Mike Rivard – bass on "Bo's Veranda"
  • Sabine Hrechdakian – vocals on "Down Love's Tributaries"
  • Rick Barry – percussion on "My Brain"

Charts

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Chart performance for Cure for Pain
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]67
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14]25
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2013 chart performance for Cure for Pain
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15]103
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2024 chart performance for Cure for Pain
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position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[16] 37
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